Table 2.

Randomized trials in PCNSL

InductionConsolidation
Completed trials Completed trials 
Medical Research Council G-PCNSL-SG-1 – NCT00153530 
 Phase 2, n = 53 (stopped early)  Phase 3, n = 551, ages ≥18 y 
  CHOP vs WBRT followed by CHOP33    Arm 1: Methotrexate ± ifosfamide = > WBRT 
IELSG 20—NCT00210314   Arm 2: Methotrexate ± ifosfamide31  
 Ongoing trials 
 Phase 2; n = 79, ages 18-75 y IESLG 32—NCT01011920 
  Induction arm 1: Methotrexate + Cytarabine = > WBRT  Phase 2, n = 104, ages 18-70 y 
  Induction arm 2: Methotrexate = > WBRT18    Consolidation arm 1: WBRT 
ANOCEF-GOELAMS—NCT00503594   Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
 Phase 2, n = 95, ages ≥60 y ANOCEF-GOELAMS—NCT00863460 
  Arm 1: Methotrexate, procarbazine, vincristine, cytarabine  Phase 2, n = 100, ages 18-60 y 
  Arm 2: Methotrexate, temozolomide34    (R-MBVP = > 
IESLG 32—NCT01011920    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
 Phase 2, n = 227, ages 18-70 y    Consolidation arm 2: WBRT 
  Induction arm 1: Methotrexate, cytarabine RTOG 1114—NCT01399372 
  Induction arm 2: Methotrexate, cytarabine, rituximab  Phase 2, n = 84, ages ≥18 y 
  Induction arm 3: Methotrexate, cytarabine, rituximab, thiotepa25    Methotrexate, procarbazine, vincristine, rituximab = > 
Ongoing trials  
ALLG/HOVON—EudraCT 2009-014722-42    Consolidation arm 1: WBRT (lower dose) = > cytarabine 
 Phase 3, n = 200, ages 18-70 y    Consolidation arm 2: Cytarabine 
  Arm 1: Methotrexate, BCNU, teniposide, prednisone = > Cytarabine, WBRT Alliance 51101—NCT01511562 
  Arm 2: Methotrexate, BCNU, teniposide, prednisone = > Cytarabine, WBRT  Phase 2, n = 160, ages 18-75 y 
   Methotrexate, temozolomide, rituximab, cytarabine = > 
    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
    Consolidation arm 2: Etoposide, cytarabine 
 MATRIX/IELSG43 
  Phase 2, n = 220, ages 18-70 y 
   Methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa, rituximab (MATRix) = > 
    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
    Consolidation arm 2: Dexamethasone, ifosfamide, VP-16, carboplatin (DEViC) 
InductionConsolidation
Completed trials Completed trials 
Medical Research Council G-PCNSL-SG-1 – NCT00153530 
 Phase 2, n = 53 (stopped early)  Phase 3, n = 551, ages ≥18 y 
  CHOP vs WBRT followed by CHOP33    Arm 1: Methotrexate ± ifosfamide = > WBRT 
IELSG 20—NCT00210314   Arm 2: Methotrexate ± ifosfamide31  
 Ongoing trials 
 Phase 2; n = 79, ages 18-75 y IESLG 32—NCT01011920 
  Induction arm 1: Methotrexate + Cytarabine = > WBRT  Phase 2, n = 104, ages 18-70 y 
  Induction arm 2: Methotrexate = > WBRT18    Consolidation arm 1: WBRT 
ANOCEF-GOELAMS—NCT00503594   Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
 Phase 2, n = 95, ages ≥60 y ANOCEF-GOELAMS—NCT00863460 
  Arm 1: Methotrexate, procarbazine, vincristine, cytarabine  Phase 2, n = 100, ages 18-60 y 
  Arm 2: Methotrexate, temozolomide34    (R-MBVP = > 
IESLG 32—NCT01011920    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
 Phase 2, n = 227, ages 18-70 y    Consolidation arm 2: WBRT 
  Induction arm 1: Methotrexate, cytarabine RTOG 1114—NCT01399372 
  Induction arm 2: Methotrexate, cytarabine, rituximab  Phase 2, n = 84, ages ≥18 y 
  Induction arm 3: Methotrexate, cytarabine, rituximab, thiotepa25    Methotrexate, procarbazine, vincristine, rituximab = > 
Ongoing trials  
ALLG/HOVON—EudraCT 2009-014722-42    Consolidation arm 1: WBRT (lower dose) = > cytarabine 
 Phase 3, n = 200, ages 18-70 y    Consolidation arm 2: Cytarabine 
  Arm 1: Methotrexate, BCNU, teniposide, prednisone = > Cytarabine, WBRT Alliance 51101—NCT01511562 
  Arm 2: Methotrexate, BCNU, teniposide, prednisone = > Cytarabine, WBRT  Phase 2, n = 160, ages 18-75 y 
   Methotrexate, temozolomide, rituximab, cytarabine = > 
    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
    Consolidation arm 2: Etoposide, cytarabine 
 MATRIX/IELSG43 
  Phase 2, n = 220, ages 18-70 y 
   Methotrexate, cytarabine, thiotepa, rituximab (MATRix) = > 
    Consolidation arm 1: HDT/ASCT 
    Consolidation arm 2: Dexamethasone, ifosfamide, VP-16, carboplatin (DEViC) 

ALLG, Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group; ANOCEF, Association des Neuro-Oncologue d’Expression Française; GOELAMS, Groupe Ouest Est d’Etude des Leucémies et Autres Maladies du Sang; G-PCNSL-SG, German Primary CNS Lymphoma Study Group; HDT/ASCT, high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation; HOVON, Stichting Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland (Dutch-Belgian Cooperative Trial Group for Hematology Oncology); IELSG, International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group; NCT, national clinical trial; RTOG, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group; WBRT, whole-brain radiation therapy.

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